Behind the website, numerous articles, images, and graphics, stands the student editorial team at the RHET AI Center, currently consisting of four research assistants: Alina Habermann, Carolin Volz, Carolin Saia and Jonas Ouass. We, Alina, Caro, and Carolin, have been studying at the University of Tübingen for several years and have been part of the team for over a year. Jonas, from the Heinrich-Heine-University of Düsseldorf, joined us in September 2024. Close collaboration with students from various universities is very important to us at the RHET AI Center. The student editorial team plays a crucial role in representing the RHET AI Center online and at events. To introduce ourselves and let you get to know the people behind the scenes, we would like to introduce ourselves with this article.
Starting September 2024, the student editorial team is officially led by Anna Köhler. She is working towards a PhD in Unit 1 of the RHET AI Center on the topic of "Protest in AI Discourse" and also manages the social media channels. Previously, the student editorial team was led by Lukas Kohmann, who completed his PhD in Unit 2 of the RHET AI Center on "AI in Film" and left the team at the end of August 2024. We wish him all the best for his future endeavours.
Alina is pursuing a Master's in Media Studies at the University of Tübingen. She completed her Bachelor of Arts in Media Studies and English in the summer of 2023. As the Media Studies student on the editorial team, she is responsible for various creative and journalistic tasks, such as writing articles, organising events, preparing, executing, and sometimes leading projects, as well as video and photography. She brings fresh ideas and innovative concepts to the editorial team. She especially enjoys attending various events on the topic of AI, for which she writes articles for the website, and she exchanges ideas with researchers and experts on AI. She is deeply passionate about the development of AI and views her role at the RHET AI Center as an opportunity to engage continuously with the latest AI research and science communication, expanding and deepening her skills. She also greatly values the freedom and autonomy her job provides.
Here is an overview of Alinas articles in English. Here is an overview of Alinas articles in German.
Carolin V. is studying Rhetoric for her Master’s at the University of Tübingen and has a strong passion for writing, which perfectly complements her studies and brings her great joy. Her strong affinity for science and commitment to science communication make her role at the RHET AI Center particularly valuable to her, and vice versa: Caro brings new energy into the editorial team with her motivated and creative project ideas. Her innovative approaches and dedication not only improve internal team communication but also foster a dynamic and productive working atmosphere. Through her articles on events, exhibitions, and current AI tools, she ensures that complex topics like artificial intelligence become understandable to a wide audience. Caro particularly appreciates her job at the RHET AI Center because it allows her to make a significant contribution to science communication and inspire the public with innovative research.
Here is an overview of Carolin V.'s articles in English. Here is an overview of Carolin V.'s articles in German.
Carolin S. is studying Empirical Cultural Studies for her Master’s at the University of Tübingen. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Rhetoric and brings professional experience from the public sector to the team. In the student editorial team, she writes extensively and primarily manages social media, and additionally assists in Unit 3 of the RHET AI Center. She is also an indispensable part of the team organising our citizen's council "AI and Freedom". She handles various areas of communication related to the project and is always actively involved with input, ideas, and enthusiasm. Her Master’s project is also focused on AI and its societal transformation potential, as well as communicating this topic in the museum landscape. Her knowledge continuously stimulates discussions within the team, bringing new views, perspectives, and insights. She particularly enjoys the mix of editorial work and the citizen council as a public engagement project.
Here is an overview of Carolin S.'s articles in English. Here is an overview of Carolin S.'s articles in German.
Jonas Ouass is studying Philosophy for his Master’s at the University of Düsseldorf. He will start his job at the RHET AI Center this September and is thus our first external member of the student editorial team. Due to his Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, Ancient Culture, and German Studies, he brings a diverse academic background and a deep passion for various philosophical topics to the role. Jonas’ responsibilities include not only writing articles and reports but also maintaining the website. Additionally, he will take care of video editing and possibly image editing. As a philosopher, Jonas has developed a strong interest in science communication, particularly in the field of artificial intelligence, which is also a major topic in philosophy. This new role allows him to combine his love for writing—whether in the form of articles, stories, or other texts—with his passion for clarifying complex scientific topics. He looks forward to contributing to helping citizens develop informed opinions about AI. For Jonas, his role at the RHET AI Center is an ideal opportunity to merge his interests and actively contribute to making AI research more understandable and accessible. We look forward to working with him!
Together, we as a team are primarily responsible for maintaining the website. We write a range of articles, from event announcements to features and reviews. We also create announcement texts for social media — for instance, brief updates on X — develop new concepts both independently and as a team, and generally assist wherever needed. Additionally, we are responsible for the conception and implementation of videos and personally gather information and images for our articles at events.
Collaboration within the editorial team is based on mutual support. If someone falls ill or goes on holiday, the other team members take over their tasks. At events, we follow a principle of task division. For example, one person takes notes for the article while another takes the photos. In bi-weekly editorial meetings, we discuss tasks and upcoming events and allocate articles according to available hours. We can also propose new formats here.
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Former members of the student editorial team:
Lukas Kohmann led the student editorial team until August 2024. He worked on his PhD in Unit 2 of the RHET AI Center on "AI in Film" and left the team at the end of August 2024. We wish him all the best for his future endeavours.
Antonia Lehn studied Media Studies for her Master’s. Besides writing various articles, she prepared and enhanced graphics. If a perfect image needed to be added to a graphic or a suitable cut image was missing for an article, she took care of it. She also took many photos at events with her camera, which she enjoyed immensely. She particularly appreciated the practical and study-related experience of working at the RHET AI Center. She was also very interested in science communication and AI, which made the job a perfect fit with her personal interests and studies. She was part of the team from April 2023 to September 2023.
Here is an overview of Antonia's articles. Her photos can be found, among other places, in the article about the reading with Tom Hillenbrand.